Скачать или смотреть Six Images of the Sun from SUVI

The following six images of the sun were captured at the same time on January 29, 2017 by GOES-16's Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument, a telescope that monitors the sun in ultraviolet wavelengths. As it does so, SUVI can compile full disk solar images around the clock that scientists can use to enhance their forecasts of space weather.

The SUVI instrument offers six wavelength channels that allow for the observation of a range of solar phenomena. The following is a breakdown of the six channels and what they "see."

The 94Å wavelength allows scientists to observe the location and morphology of solar flares

The 131Å wavelength also enables the viewing of flare locations and morphology

The 171Å wavelength helps scientists detect active regions on the sun and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)

The 195Å wavelength also helps scientist detect active regions on the sun and CMEs

The 284Å wavelength allows for the observation on coronal holes

The 304Å wavelength helps scientists observe solar filaments (aka: dark lines threaded over the solar disk)

Data from SUVI will provide an estimation of coronal plasma temperatures and emission measurements which are important to space weather forecasting. Depending on their size and the trajectory, solar eruptions can effect the space environment close to Earth and in Earth’s magnetosphere, causing geomagnetic storms that can disrupt power utilities, communication and navigation systems, and may even cause radiation damage to orbiting satellites and the International Space Station.

To learn more about SUVI and its role in monitoring solar conditions, go to goo.gl/fMUH8B.

To see a gallery of GOES-16 imagery, including more animations, go to goo.gl/4hskL0.

Please note: GOES-16 data are currently experimental and under-going testing and hence should not be used operationally.